James v. United States
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on May 21, 2018.
Issue
Whether, under the Supreme Court"s opinions in United States v. Booker, Johnson v. United States and Beckles v. United States, which depended heavily upon the distinction between advisory and mandatory sentencing schemes, the residual clause of the mandatory sentencing guidelines is unconstitutionally vague.
Nov 9, 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 14, 2017)Dec 6, 2017Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 14, 2017 to January 16, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 7, 2017Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 16, 2018.
Jan 16, 2018Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.Jan 30, 2018Reply of petitioner Broderick James filed.Feb 1, 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
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May 21, 2018Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: James v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/james-v-united-states-2/